At Beckfoot Allerton, we have our lunch ‘family dining’ style, which fits of our school value of ‘responsibility’. Children sit with the same 10 children every day so they always have a familiar friend to talk to and nobody is left out.
All children then have a ‘job’ just like that would if they were sitting in a big family: someone helps to put out the cutlery, someone else will put out the cups and pour the water. The older children help the adults to serve the food. Family Dining means that children don’t have to queue up for their food and everyone eats at the same time.
Our catering company is called ‘FM’ and we post the menus (which run on a three week cycle) on Class Dojo each week so you can see what foods your child can choose from. We also run theme days throughout the year so everyone gets the opportunity to try new foods.
Some children choose not to have a hot dinner and they bring a healthy packed lunch. These children still sit with the others and still have a role to play at Family Dining.